CN101395817A - GPS synchronization for wireless communications stations - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and system are specified to determine, provide, and exploit the precise time base relations between the distinct signal timings of the Global Positioning System (GPS) and a wireless communications system (WCS) for which the internal WCS downlink time base standards are not inherently synchronized to GPS timing. These downlink signal synchronization facilities are particularly beneficial for a wireless location system (WLS) and related methods and subsystems that provide mobile-station location determination through the exploitation of the time base synchronization information, e.g., to assist a GPS-equipped mobile station in determining its GPS-derived measurements with enhanced efficiency and accuracy.

Description

The GPS that is used for radio stations is synchronous

Cross reference

The exercise question that the application requires to submit on December 29th, 2005 is the U.S. application No.11/321 of " GPS Synchronization forWireless Communications Stations ", and 893 rights and interests are incorporated its full content into by reference here.

Technical field

The present invention relates generally to be used to determine, provide and utilize the equipment of the accurate time-base relationship between the peculiar signal sequence of the peculiar signal sequence of global positioning system (GPS) and wireless communication system (WCS), wherein the disjunction mark standard is not synchronous with the GPS sequential inherently during the inside WCS of WCS.Illustrative aspects more of the present invention are to wireless location system (WLS) and by utilizing time base synchronizing information useful especially for correlation technique and the subsystem that travelling carriage provides the position to determine, for example, the travelling carriage that helps to assemble GPS is determined the measurement that it obtains from GPS with the efficient and the precision that strengthen.Yet, should note,, except limiting clearly, should not be confined to be applied to wireless location system with being interpreted as in the last claim of specification though but the aspect of system and method as described herein is specifically related to be used for the operating technology of wireless location system.

Background technology

The present invention determines, provides for the signal that sends from the base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) of cellular radio Communication system (WCS) and uses accurate GPS base synchronization representation when standardized, and the BTS of this WCS is not inherently and synchronous with the common time base standard jointly.Particularly, the main now BTS that pays close attention to is based on ETSI or the routine of the special-purpose WCS of 3GPP or the cellular radio transmitting-receiving station that typical operation is served, and comprises those cellular radio transmitting-receiving stations of realizing GPS and UMTS service.

As what realize and notice in the background field that is used for wireless communication system, sequential to the transmission signal of the special-purpose BTS of 3GPP manages, so that the transmission signal frequency is provided, this frequency is accepted in the critical field in the appointment of nominal system definition communication channel frequencies.The time basic tolerance limit of WCS equipment is intended to allow to comprise any independent BTS that makes and obviously be suitable for and the acceptable communication performance of travelling carriage/subscriber equipment (MS/UE).Yet, under the 3GPP standard, BTS and MS/UE all needn't combined synchronization to the time disjunction mark standard of any world wide or regional extent.Appointment is applicable to that time base clock or the oscillator of each BTS work in the critical field accepted of nominal oscillator frequency, otherwise is independent of the frequency work of any other BTS.Base clock or oscillator independent operating in the specified value scope when also requiring to be suitable for MS/UE are so that help the initial acquisition of BTS downlink channel transmission.Thereafter, MS/UE will self be synchronized to frequency that the serving BTS that received sends and communication frame base when synchronous, and timing advance (TA) parameter of base when this is detected is relatively used any order that receives then.Therefore, the 3GPP radio communication does not require combined synchronization between BTS.

Target of the present invention provides and is used to the particular moment on for example digital frame border in the down link signal that radio communication BTS sends to determine based on the exact time synchronization of GPS or the technology of " time tag/mark " automatically.Describing in the strengthening the property of contrasting with background technology, the present invention estimates by the downlink communication signal that BTS is sent and analyzes and realized based on the pinpoint accuracy in the BTS timing characteristic of GPS.According to the technical specification that is applicable to " numeral " WCS communication protocol, the digital data sets that to communicate by letter between the mobile unit of BTS and its service is made into continuous communication " frame ", the set of communication " message " bit that every frame comprises " expense " or " control " bit and constitutes the communication of serviced side's concern.Transmit these communication frames and encapsulation of data bit thereof with the data designated transmission rate, and on the given transmission frequency carrier according to the time disjunction mark oscillator accurate or that drive the transmitting element circuit these communication frames and encapsulation of data bit thereof are modulated.

In GSM or UMTS WCS, the time base of each Independent B TS must meet near the codes and standards of tolerance limit nominal frequency, otherwise base can and typically work alone during Independent B ST, and between not standing synchronously.In order to strengthen the service that is enabled synchronously by this, the mode that technology of the present invention was accurately measured and estimated with the GPS standardization time of signal that BTS is sent at the communication frame boundary, time accurately the determining of the time relationship between base when base/clock and world wide GPS that provides that BTS self generates.Use the resulting WCS BTS-GPS of the present invention synchronizing information to support to utilize the strengthening the property of service that receives institute's acquired information via the accurate timing signal.

Is available at the example of the background technology of WCS agreement in the description at the particular technology of various wireless communication systems.For example, (North America, the mode of disjunction mark standard was worked when NA) code division multiple access (CDMA) WCS side by side and individually was synchronized with GPS with its all BTS as specified in EIA/TIA IS-95.Alternatively, meet not needs and typically do not carry out combined synchronization between the BTS of any this equivalence of BTS that the 3GPP WCS technical specification (TS) that is used for global system for mobile communications (GSM) or universal mobile telecommunications system (UMTS) disposes and move.On the contrary, the 3GPP standard only needs to be used for the independently time base oscillator or the clock of each cell sector, so that move with the nominal specified value frequency in the desired marginal range of standard BTS.

The background technology of example replenish to strengthen to(for) WCS equipment can be used for determining to operate in the description based on the system of the exact position of the MS/UE in the standard configuration of conventional WCS agreement and process.Assignee TruePosition Co., Ltd of the present invention and be subordinate to company this wireless location system of develop and field (WLS) equipment for many years, and the relevant patented technologies of its great majority have been described in following tabulation.Example as related background art, at U.S. patent No.6,285, the WLS based on the station described in 312 handles and at U.S patent No.6,047, coupling duplicate WLS signal processing described in 192 is all carried out signal processing and analysis by the uplink signal that MS/UE is sent, and uses coherent signal TOA to determine.In addition, U.S. patent No.6,388,618 pairs of uses that are used for the synchronous WLS location measurement unit of GPS (LMU) correlation analysis, that be called as signal collection system (SCS) of up link MS/UE signal are described.In addition, U.S. patent No.6,351,235 pairs of method, process and mechanism that are used for setting up the geographical distribution network of (WLS) local measurement unit (LMU or SCS) have carried out describing all sidedly, and wherein (WLS) local measurement unit (LMU or SCS) is all to strengthen stability accurately and precise synchronization disjunction mark standard during to GPS.At last, U.S patent No.6,782,264 have provided and are used for WCS A-bis interface message is monitored so that point out and support the WLS position to determine apparatus operating.Also advised being used for by utilizing signal handling equipment to be similar to the synchronous joint operation mechanism of BTS for the description of this A-bis supervisory control system (AMS), signal handling equipment wherein is used for the uplink signal that MS/UE sends is carried out handling based on the WLS of architecture inherently.

Technology of the present invention provides in the interior accurate and accurate synchronizing information of desired (for example, Cramer-Rao and/or Ziv-Zakai) signal processing precision border/limited field for having any BTS that can detect downlink signal strength substantially.This technology be applied in that local signal measuring unit (WLS) carried out between the on-premise network based on GPS synchronously so that will be used for determining GPS the time during base registration or relation public accurate base offer can detected BTS downlink transmission between the WCS network station.Base makes synchronous AGPS support to have assembled the MS/UE of GPS with the relation of gps time standard during the exactly determined BTS that draws, and synchronous MS/UE (up link) signal data acquisition, have the accuracy and the efficient of the enhancing that is used for optimum WLS performance simultaneously.By the cost-effectively of the technology of the present invention is used, the relation the when service form of WLS synchronization signal data collecting device provides the BTS downlink communication signal of creative derivation between base and the gps time standard.Do not need to use and be used for the up link coherent signal analysis regularly determined.

There is not the explanation of WCS or WLS technique background technical description, provides or describes the technology that obtains WCS BTS-GPS synchronizing information and carry out the down link signal reception, estimate and analyze that is used to.With comprise the above-mentioned background technology of content of mentioning and compare, below disclosed technology integrated and utilized GPS synchronous acquisition and BTS down link signal to estimate so that optimally determine, provide and utilize measured time relationship between base and the world wide gps time standard during as the signal of communication observed for the BTS frame boundaries.By following described modification, can with the creative method that proposed here and process integration to and be applied to strengthen and in conjunction with WLS equipment, this WLS equipment is intended to relate to up link MS/UE is sent Signal Processing and analysis.In this alternate configuration, because the present invention has shared available signal and data processing resource, so realize and adopt the present invention to be cost-efficient especially.

Summary of the invention

Following summary of the invention partly provides the general introduction to the various aspects of exemplary realization of the present invention.This part content is not intended to provide the detailed description to all aspects of the invention, or scope of the present invention is defined.On the contrary, this part content is intended to the introduction of conduct to the description of following exemplary embodiment.

The technology of base synchronizing information when the invention provides the accurate standardization that is used for determining the down link signal that sends about the base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) from wireless communication system (WCS), wherein the BTS of this wireless communication system is not synchronous with the common time base standard inherently.A target of the present invention provides the numerical data frame boundaries that is used in the down link signal that radio communication BTS sent and determines accurately technology based on the time synchronized of GPS automatically.Particularly, the network of signal reception, processing and the measuring unit of base precise synchronization when the present invention uses self and GPS so that to by other the WCS down link signal of the care that sends of BTS synchronously detect.Signal measurement unit estimates the WCS down link signal that is received, and the time-base relationship of disjunction mark standard when determining each BTS relative GPS.The BTS-GPS time-base relationship that draws can be applied to strengthen the operation of wireless location system (WLS), this WLS is used to the position measurement of correlation of travelling carriage/subscriber equipment (MS/UE) of supporting GPS that assistant GPS (AGPS) time series data is provided this relation, and is used to realize the WLS time synchronized uplink signal collection from the MS/UE of remote BTS service.

For technology of the present invention, be used for the exemplary embodiment of the network of sort signal measuring unit in the time of can be with the WLS that uses based on architecture, wherein, this WLS is used for determining the position of the WCS MS/UE that served by WCS by deployment.Described in background technology, typically, this WLS can comprise the network with location measurement unit (LMU), and this LMU receives and handle up link MS/UE signal, so that extract the measurement that is relevant to and is used for determining relevant geographical position, MS/UE source.Particular form according to the WLS that determines to carry out time of arrival (toa) (TOA) for the MS/UE position or measure the time of advent poor (TDOA), to be used for all LMU and public accurate standard are advanced the mechanism of the accurate combined synchronization of line timebase, realize being distributed in a plurality of LMU in the whole working region of WCS.Current, the typical case uses in WLS the most cost-efficient and accurately during world wide the disjunction mark standard be the gps time standard.Therefore, as described to background technology, typically, utilize the LMU that receives and gather the up link MS/UE signal that is sent, realize paying close attention to the embodiment of the WLS of TOA, the fine clock mark of the signal of gathering at this LMU place be adjusted also " clock control " for the time disjunction mark standard that arrives the gps time standard by gps time standard " drivings " or " locking " (, signal oscillator) synchronised.Network with this service form equipment provides efficient and cost-efficient embodiment for technology of the present invention.

Comprise the AGPS location-based service that enables by the WLS that supports GPS for the service for the synchronous increase of GPS provides the performance of enhancing, the service of described increase, technology of the present invention determine for the down link signal of BTS emission effectively and exactly and use GPS synchronous.The GPS synchronization representation of base can be called " local measurement unit " (LMU) with term with this similar signals collecting and measuring unit when utilizing the WLS signals collecting ability among its LUT or being identified for Independent B TS by the distributed network with this similar signals collecting and measuring unit.In exemplary realization of the present invention, in the measurement of the BTS down link signal time of advent (TOA), use and utilize the accuracy of synchronism and the signal analysis performance of the strict WLS equipment of time in the network that is suitable for BTS reception LMU, so that obtain the sequential that BTS sends signal itself based on GPS.For the mark that is identified as down link BTS signal WCS frame boundaries constantly, by with due regard to transmitting point, process environment and LMU signals collecting and adjusting part, propagate, come the TOA that the creativeness in this moment is measured is suitably adjusted to the signal of LMU received signal time tag point from BTS.Therefore, adjusted time value is represented the synchronous BTS transmission time of GPS (TOT).Subsequently, the BTS-GPS synchronizing information that the result is drawn offers and increases service, for example definite service in the MS position of WLS.

Proposed in the specific descriptions below of the present invention these and other be used to signal that WCS sends to determine and utilize the synchronous novelty method of GPS.

Description of drawings

When read in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, can more easily understand the general introduction and the following detailed description of preamble.For example the present invention, exemplary configurations of the present invention shown in the drawings, however the present invention is not subject to disclosed concrete grammar and device.

Fig. 1 has described the representative configuration of the primary clustering of wireless communication system (WCS);

Fig. 2 shows and covers wireless location system (WLS), or is called as the representative configuration of the primary clustering of Serving Mobile Location Center (SMLC);

Fig. 3 has illustrated the main associated component of suitable SMLC/WLS Location Measurement Unit (LMU), and this cell distribution is in the whole working region by the WLS service;

The primary clustering of the RF signal frequency converting unit of Fig. 4 presentation graphs 3, this unit is suitably regulated the signal that is used for follow-up signal collection and processing;

Fig. 5 represents to be used for based on the frame of GSM WCS BTS transmission and the typical seasonal effect in time series structure of bit symbol;

Fig. 6 has proposed be used to the BTS network to determine the exemplary embodiment of main function assembly in public GPS synchronous creative BTS digital signal acquiring, adjusting and the estimation;

Fig. 7 expands the main function assembly that is included in the AMS equipment inventive application, so that support the relevant estimation of the SCH shown in Fig. 6.

Embodiment

A. summarize

The present preferred embodiment of the present invention has been provided by the information that can provide via the location measurement unit (LMU) of the wireless location system (WLS) of for example standard or increase, so that obtain the synchronized relation between the time standard of the down link signal that sent by 3GPP private radio communication base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) and global positioning system (GPS).Technology of the present invention has strengthened the performance of the WLS service of employing assistant GPS (AGPS) operation, and wherein, the assistant GPS operation is the expansion of communication equipment or is attached to communication equipment.In addition, the present invention has carried out similar enhancing to performance and the efficient based on the WLS of architecture of supporting GSM, make it possible to (for example carry out in a plurality of long-range LMU position, frequency hopping) the exact time synchronization collection of signal is to such an extent as to the serving BTS that wherein a plurality of long-range LMU position potential range is paid close attention to too far can not detect the frame boundaries of serving BTS.The example of benefiting from the general increase service of the BTS signal Synchronization that accurately draws comprises any service that can utilize the precise information that the relative timing between the BTS signal of communication that description independently sends by WCS BTS concerns.These services can be included in the interior resource of WCS self scope and the management and the control of message, and the WLS service.

According to an aspect of exemplary embodiment of the present invention, be used for determining that the method that the GPS synchronous sequence of the down link signal that sends from BTS is represented may further comprise the steps: receive the down link signal that sends by BTS at measuring unit; This down link signal is estimated, so that determine time of advent (TOA) at the measuring unit place of this down link signal specified portions; And for the transmission time based on GPS in the confirmed moment relevant with measured TOA is determined the optimal time value.The step of receiving downlink signal can be included in measuring unit network place receiving downlink signal.This method can also comprise and send optimal value to WCS, and/or send optimal value to by the WCS service travelling carriage (MS).Can carry out this method, so that support the increase service (for example, wireless location) relevant with the WCS that serves wireless MS, and this method can also comprise the step that optimal value is sent to the increase service.In this exemplary embodiment, can confirm constantly can comprise the communication data frame boundaries, and/or the specified portions of down link signal can comprise the communication data frame boundaries.

According to another aspect of the present invention, computer-readable medium (disk, memory, signal carrier etc.) comprises and is used for the instruction that instruction processorunit carries out series of steps, represents so that the down link signal that sends for the base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) from wireless communication system (WCS) is determined the GPS synchronous sequence.This series of steps can be included in the step of being summarized in this section paragraph before.

According to another aspect of the present invention, at least one base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) that wireless system comprises location measurement unit (LMU) and is used for communicating with at least one travelling carriage (MS), this LMU comprises that GPS receiver and being used to receives the receiver of the down link signal that is sent by BTS, and is programmed and carries out the processor that is used to the down link signal that sends from BTS to determine the series of steps that the GPS synchronous sequence is represented.Here, this series of steps also can comprise above-mentioned those steps.

According to another aspect of the present invention as described herein, provide to be used for method for processing signals and system.In the exemplary embodiment, method and system comprises the steps, or is used for carrying out the device of following steps: (a) obtain candidate's time series from the BTS downlink burst signal that is received; (b) make frequency correction channel (FCCH) duplicate relevant, adjust and the time of advent (TOA) so that determine the nominal frame time for the FCCH burst with candidate's Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) beacon signal; (c) make synchronizing channel (SCH) spread training sequence relevant, adjust and TOA so that determine the time for the SCH burst; And (d) attempt the SCH burst is carried out demodulation.

Another embodiment of this signal processing method/system can comprise: determine (e) whether the SCH demodulation is acceptable, and it is if acceptable, just use selected base station identity code (BSIC) and frame number/simplification frame number (FN/RFN), form complete SCH duplicate; Make this SCH duplicate and candidate BCCH signal correction, so that the TOA that improves the SCH burst measures; Measure the relevant integration that carries out of the FCCH that SCH is relevant and related for improved TOA.

In another embodiment, part as step (e), this process can comprise determines whether correlated results is acceptable, and it is if acceptable, base TOA propagates into suitable frame boundaries during with measured GPS, and forms relevant bcch carrier sign, BSIC, FN and based on the record of the TOA of GPS.

In another embodiment, this process can comprise: determine (f) whether the SCH demodulation is acceptable, and if not acceptable, the possible part/modulus frame that acquisition A-bis supervisory control system (AMS) obtains and the relevant BSIC information of candidate BCCH signal; For possible part/modulus frame, the timing alignment that AMS is obtained is to the time based on GPS, and the part/modulus frame information that uses this candidate AMS to obtain utilizes relevant RFN to form possible complete FN as SCH; Use selected BSIC and FN/RFN and form complete SCH duplicate; Make this SCH duplicate and candidate BCCH signal correction, so that the TOA that improves the SCH burst measures; Measure the relevant integration that carries out of the FCCH that SCH is relevant and related for improved TOA.

B.BTS-GPS signal Synchronization, the specific descriptions of determining and using

Fig. 1 has described the assembly of representative standard wireless communication system (WCS) 100.Though explain technology given among Fig. 1 with some exemplary term in global system for mobile communications (GSM) architecture, but this technology also can similarly be applied to and be of value to the realization of the cellular radio Communication of following other standard, has for example described third generation cooperative programme (3GPP) technical specification (TS) of universal mobile communications service (UMTS).In Fig. 1, wireless mobile communications unit or travelling carriage (MS) 101 communicates via radio frequency (RF) link, and this radio frequency (RF) link is carried to base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) 102 and from the transmission of base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) 102.As what highlight in the dashed circle of Fig. 1, BTS equipment comprises the relevant cables that up link receives (U_Rx) antenna and down link transmission (D_Tx) antenna and is used to carry the appropriate signals of radio communication.One group of (typically, 3) BTS cell sector (perhaps Cao Zuo sectorized cells zone) has covered local communication zone or sub-district (around the serving BTS) of being served by the antenna that adopts in the BTS extreme positions.Each cell sector identifies by its unique cellular global identity symbol (CGI, this term also are used to indicate the BTS cell equipment here).Each BTS can be in the standard tolerance limit, based on oscillator independently individually or independently for the down link signal that it sent generates base or time standard/reference at that time, this independently oscillator be operated on the nominal timebase frequency.For GSM service, during with applied code BTS base with reference to assigned work on 13MHz, in the marginal range of 0.05ppm or 0.65Hz.Control a different set of BTS of the wider operating area of covering by base station controller (BSC) 103.BSC manages MS and the BTS that is operated in its regional extent, and this management comprises along with MS moves to the cellular coverage of other BTS from the cellular coverage of the sub-district of a BTS, guarantees the switching (HO) with the radio frequency link integrality of specific MS from a BTS to another.In a similar fashion, communication supervisory than low level on, BSC also manages the HO of MS from a BTS sector to another BTS sector, and BTS detects the HO of successful execution in its regional extent.On the higher level of management, a plurality of BSC of mobile switching centre (MSC) 104 management comprise the HO of management from a BSC to another BSC, are used for communicating with MS.Supporting the WCS operating aspect, BTS down link " beacon " signal Synchronization that is sent of self and SCGI is operated in requirement at its special services CGI (SCGI) control any MS down, and therefore do not require with from the signal Synchronization of different B TS to standard common time, base during GPS for example.

Time, frequency and the separated by spaces of the signal that sends by near-synchronous or isolate carries out whole communication spectrums of distributing to specific WCS carrier wave shared used and manage.Support service though require enough signal powers by the BTS of single suitable separated by spaces, but WCS suppresses the transmit power level of MS or minimizes, the signal that makes MS send " is included in " in the cell/section that they distribute as much as possible, and exceeds in ground " being leaked to " other cell/section and/or disturb communication in other cell/section.In the application of the different frequency bands of " down link " from BTS to MS transmission and " up link " from MS to BTS transmission, on highest level, adopt frequency separation.For example, up link and downlink band for " GSM 850 " (NA honeycomb) operation are respectively 824-849MHz and 869-894MHz, and up link and the downlink band moved for " PCS 1900 " are respectively 1850-1910MHz and 1930-1990MHz.In addition, frequency separation in distributing to each this full range band of WCS or frequency division multiple access (FDMA) occur during to " frequency channels " or " subband " at the up link-down link that down link and uplink band is divided into assembly cover, and it is characterized by a fraction of narrower bandwidth that only is whole WCS spectral bandwidths.For example, to separate with adjacent center be 200kHz to GSM frequency channels " bandwidth ".For the communication between BTS and the specific MS, WCS distributes supporting downlink/uplink channel right.Indicate these frequency separation communication channels by absolute RF channel number (ARFCN).According in separating, using this FDMA about following described time bursts, between independent frequency channels, distribute MS and BTS transmission, make in the public burst time (in promptly public " time slot ") but on common frequency channel in the different directions transmission should only appear at usually in the different service cells with operating area of separating with enough spatial separation reduce to acceptable so that combined channel disturbed than low level.

Isolate for extra time, by the MS 101 that will be served be synchronized to service honeycomb BTS102 the time base on, be beneficial to the multi-user communication service.Particularly, the time series of signal transmission is organized in continuous " frame " of the data that transmit or information bit.Time division multiple access (TDMA) communication that operation is adopted for GSM also is separated into each signal frame in 8 continuous " time slots " in time.GSM (and UMTS of universal coding) transmission utilizes TDMA to alleviate the benefit of interference, wherein, the transmission of MS and serving BTS is synchronous mutually, makes that the transmitting and scheduling of the different directions that will take public frequency subband under the public service BTS or channel is to appear at the different time-gap that is used for each different MS.For the communication system that routinizes, the standard strategy that is used to control the signal transmitted sequential of MS comprises according to sequential and shifts to an earlier date the dynamic adjustment of (TA) parameter to the MS sequential, make it be set to a value, this value support BTS receive its with direct Serving cell position/sector, what promptly have a signal frame of the serving BTS of " Serving cell global identity " (service CGI or SCGI) or sector adjustment is sent with the time slot reasonable time communicates by letter.This WCS strategy is used for the time base calibration MS transmission according to SCGI, and need be in time any common synchronization between the base of SCGI and any other adjacent cell position/CGI.

In FDMA that is used for concurrent multi-user's service and the applied in any combination of TDMA, WCS can additionally adopt frequency hopping.Under the frequency hopping operation, WCS distributes and uses different (alternatively, pseudorandom) frequency hop sequences, and it specifies different frequency sequences, and the channel frequency that wherein is used for each serviced MS changes in the selected sequence of WCS uniquely for each successive frame.MS and the joint operation of its SCGI during frequency hop sequences are fully supported in the motor synchronizing of base when MS and its serving BTS.This is fast frequency-hopped supports to strengthen interference mitigation by error correction coding can be proofreaied and correct institute's received communication, and wherein the demodulation of institute's received communication may be by rare common-channel interference destruction during short duration slot time once in a while.

Though for WCS self, during with Serving cell sector independent base automatically the MS signal Synchronization may be enough for WCS, but independently the base strategy can reduction or obstruction other required, asked performance or otherwise useful service relevant with communication system equipment during BTS for this.For example, this strategy can suppress the performance of local service, for example by this strategy, based on the settle the standard position of MS/UE of the measurement of its signal characteristic that is received on a plurality of geographical distributions zone by location measurement unit (LMU).When this degradation of positioning service with the urgency communication of public safety service in when taking place, it may be life-threatening.Techniques enable of the present invention is also utilized the accurate BTS synchrodata that obtains in the WLS based on architecture, so that be implemented in of the collection of long-range LMU position, otherwise can not observe serving BTS frame sequential in this long-range LMU position to the time strictness of MS/UE uplink signal especially Frequency Hopping Signal.May the most important thing is, the optimum assistant GPS of technical support of the present invention (AGPS) service, so that by utilizing and measuring to the efficient and stalwartness that MS/UE provides representative data to make it possible to carry out the MS/UE gps signal characteristic relevant with the position, wherein representative data has been described the current BTS-GPS signal Synchronization for relevant SCGI.MS/UE can use synchrodata and support the BTS downlink transmission, so that set up the accurate GPS relation of its internal timebase standard.Adopt this time-base relationship, thereby other auxiliary data that MS/UE can be utilized provided by the AGPS server to predict being used to control the optimum setting that the inner gps signal of MS/UE handles based on GSP.These are handled to be provided with based on auxiliary gps signal and have strengthened efficient, time, robustness and accuracy that the resulting GPS of MS/UE measures.

As shown in Figure 2, cooperation can be called Serving Mobile Location Center (SMLC) 200 for the position determination system that is attached to wireless communication system with term.Can with the covering of the assembly described in Fig. 2 dispose represent based on architecture or " covering " wireless position system or SMLC.In Fig. 2, the RF uplink signal in the communication channel of the MS/UE 101 by 202 pairs of concerns of LMU receives and measures, but this LMU 202 is deployed in the position that is distributed in the whole communication system operating area.[note the relational language table: at the 3GPP nomenclature and in this explanation, term " SMLC " is meant that full location determines system, also be called as " WLS " here, and in other context, " SMLC " is meant in this explanation the subsystem components that is called as " WLP ".As also employed here, 3GPP term " LMU " is meant the geographical SMLC/WLS assembly that disperses, it receives the RF signal that is sent and (for example measures, relevant with the position) characteristics of signals, and in the explanation of other context or background technology, this assembly can be called signal acquiring system " SCS ".] typically, as by with Fig. 2 " covering " on Fig. 1 and can see, dispose LMU202 at BTS 102 equipment places, and therefore, LMU is coupled to the same signal from the antenna that is used to communicate by letter that BTS uses via multichannel usually and feeds and insert or " tap " its up link receives (U_Rx) signal and is used for the measurement relevant with the position.For (relevant) data acquisition of distribution LMU position and measurement with the position the time base synchronously, as what highlighted in the broken circle in Fig. 2, LMU receives (GPS_Rx) antenna incoming gps signal via the GPS-with cable.In addition, as wherein being highlighted by enhancing equipment of the present invention, LMU receives (D_Rx) antenna induction BTS downlink transmission via the down link with cable.Described at Fig. 2, though typically not necessarily dispose LUT in the BTS position, also needn't dispose LUT one to one for BTS.The measurement of the received signal characteristic of extracting by a plurality of LMU of 203 pairs of wireless position processors (WLP) manages and gathers, the operation of a plurality of LMU of each wireless position processor (WLP) 203 guiding.WLP checks the selection of specific LMU, and this specific LMU has the task of measurement being offered the specific MS of concern.In case receive the signal data of suitable measurement, this may comprise by to not above-mentioned WLP directly other WLP of managing of the LMU under the control receive signal data, WLP also will estimate and determine that based on these data optimum (position) estimate usually data.Typically, WLP can manage the operation of the LMU that covers the geographic area, provides the corresponding communication service by a plurality of BSC to this geographic area.All controls and the task of wireless position gateway (WLG) the 204 guiding WLP of SMLC.Typically (but not necessarily), WLG and MSC 104 alignment by union (and can be connected) with it.WLG is connected with a plurality of BSC that it is served in communication system and interaction locations association requests, information or data.WLG verifies location service request, and the position is determined that the result is distributed to authorized receiver.

In order to support that for example the position is determined and the successful operation of enhancing telecommunication management service, technology of the present invention provides a kind of mechanism, by this mechanism determine and provide a description each geographical distribution BTS the time base during with single world wide GPS base synchronously or the data of calibration.In the exemplary embodiment, the base information when the network of a plurality of measuring units (LMU) of WCS BTS this synchronous that must arrive from the adjustment of WLS equipment with using.In following explanation, provided exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

LMU measures

As described to the embodiment among Fig. 3, by to the relevant treatment of gps signal that this locality received and BTS down link signal with analyze any specific BTS is realized that creationary BTS-GPS determines synchronously, wherein, by at least one LMU the BTS down link signal is received and the precise marking gps time.Fig. 3 provides and has adopted and the exemplary illustration of the equipment of use, so that the purpose that supporting location is determined, this explanation can be general in SMLC/WLS LMU for signal data acquisition, processing and the time tag/label of realizing precise synchronization.For the LMU embodiment of exemplary modification represented among Fig. 3, receive the RF signal of paying close attention to via gps antenna with cable 301 and downlink antenna with cable 302.Go out as shown, these two RF signal antenna collection can be physically separated, perhaps they can structurally make up and share the public received signal cable that is used to be connected to LMU, wherein, composite signal can be separated and filtering with downlink function for different GPS.In addition, for ongoing WLS service, receive conventionally line link RF signal via up link antenna with cable 303.The description of the conventional LMU/SCS assembly of WLS embodiment is found in the U.S. patent description of assigning to the background technology of assignee TruePosition of the present invention Co., Ltd, identified in list below the example of this background technology.Particularly, the description that is used for the RF signal collecting device of WLS increase WCS comprises: U.S. patent NO.6,351,235 " Method and System for Synchronizing Receivers of a Wireless LocationSystem " (" `235 patents "), U.S. patent NO.6,388,618 " Signal Collection System fora Wireless Location System ", U.S. patent NO.5,327,144 " Cellular TelephoneLocation System " and U.S. patent NO.4,728,959 " Direction Finding LocalizationSystem ".In all these background technologies, to uplink signal regulate, catch, collection and processing components and the equipment that is suitable for efficient WLS LMU carried out broad description.

As represented in background technology, since Zi the frequency content of the analog signal that sends the WCS frequency band on the enough low centre frequency filtering and the conversion 304-305 of frequency inverted form, begin to gather the WCS RF signal of concern, so that support cost-efficient and accurate analog-digital conversion.In Fig. 4, represented to be used for the typical components of frequency inverted.Because be suitable for the optimal performance of following signal conditioning component, can carry out bandpass filtering (BPF) 402 to input/induced signal 401, in the frequency band of paying close attention to so that in those frequencies that signal limitations is mainly comprised.The dominant frequency band of paying close attention to can be respectively the uplink band determined of the WLS of being used for of the present invention or the downlink band of basis representation target when being used for.Preferably can separate input signal and amplify 403, so that realize the influence of design performance and mitigation system noise the follow-up signal adjusting part by low noise amplifier (LNA).Then, the signal that the result obtains enters blender 404, is used for effectively multiplying each other with the signal that is provided by local oscillator (LO) maker 405.This LO maker provides single-frequency (single-tone) signal, when this signal and input signal mixing, obtains the desired signal that is equivalent to the different frequency of RF signal waveform that receives.For the integrality of keeping the LO frequency and avoid optimal accuracy in the frequency drift that temperature causes, the generation of LO can be phase-locked to input with reference to the time base (oscillator) signal 406.The mixing 404 of stable LO signal 407 and the input signal of regulating draws the composite signal that comprises undesired addition frequency and desired differential frequency component.Band subsequently leads to or low-pass filtering 408 abandons/decay undesired component, and generates desired intermediate frequency (IF) or base band (zero center frequency) signal 409, and this signal 409 is equivalent to the frequency shift simulation of the induced RF signal of concern.In certain embodiments, can realize having the desired frequency conversion of Optimal Signals integrality by " IF band " with the cline frequency translate phase that adopts the LO frequency sequence, it finally draws the output signal centre frequency of expectation.In order in being suitable for LMU embodiment of the present invention, WLS uplink signal treatment facility to be carried out optimum utilization, by using filtering, mixing and LO frequency, output IF/ base band frequency content from the signal of down link conversion is designed, change the identical frequency domain that enters analog-digital conversion so that cross over uplink frequency.

To change 304 similar modes with the up link that is used for WLA, the LMU of represented modification uses down-link frequencies conversion 305 to the present invention among Fig. 3.In order to catch any (son) channel in downlink band and this frequency band, this frequency inverted occurs with the generation 405 of signal filtering/amplification 402/403 and frequency shift LO signal 407, and frequency shift LO signal 407 is particularly suitable for the frequency content of downlink band.Described in, 235 patents, the exemplary embodiment of LMU is used stable GPS receiver 306 and is generated the time-base signal 307 that GPS obtain, base reference when these signal distributions (are comprised the LO generator) and are used for as high stable in all LMU assemblies.To be input to analogue-to-digital converters (ADC) 309 from the frequency band shift signal form 308 that frequency inverted obtains.Most important and to the present invention as similar description in the `235 patent, ACD accurately be phase-locked to GPS with reference to the time base 307 " stroboscopic "/pulse constantly input signal 308 is sampled.Like this, resulting digital down link signal sampling 310 be during with world wide GPS base synchronously in the precise time of institute's reference.Owing to be distributed in each LMU in the LMU network in WCS whole operation territory base when independently being synchronized to single public GPS, so the GPS sequential that reception that can be by near the LMU any host BTS and estimation make each independent clock BTS down link signal is basic relevant during with public GPS.This gps time of the signal sampling that is used for obtaining is supported in the relevant gps time label of Digital Signal Processing 311 synchronously, and this is handled and generates the desired synchronization representation 312 from LMU output.

Separate oscillators by BTS base when being used for the self-generating of BTS (down link) transmission provides " clock " or carries out " driving ", this oscillator need be operated in 13MHz in the tolerance limit of 0.05ppm (being 0.65Hz), and base is not synchronously when still not needing this oscillator and any other BTS.In some of the GSM of real work BTS are measured, TruePosition Co., Ltd observed with nominal reference frequency ongoing/continue depart from a factor, this factor is greater than the twice that needs tolerance limit.

Processing of the present invention 311 designs of supporting to obtain to be used for the GPS synchronization representation of WCS BTS down link signal are used for characterizing the time response based on GPS in the selected moment of BTS signal.In the guiding of conventional WCS service, serving BTS sends the modulated RF signal that is used for transmitting with continuous data " frame " form Microstructure Control/access or voice/service bits.Though will satisfy any periodically moment of detection and Identification in the bit sequence from the BTS downlink transmission, the representative moment that is used for time tag during but base carries out synchronously when in the exemplary embodiment, selecting the frame boundaries conduct with the determined GPS of LMU.Therefore, in the exemplary embodiment, the invention describes the synchronous feature of BTS-GPS that is used for independent sequence BTS frame boundaries.

For the example of the GSM WCS described in 3GPP TS, usually the frame that is sent is organized as that sequence is represented as shown in Figure 5.On the highest level of routine transmission, Hyperframe 501 comprises the sequence of 2048 superframes, and superframe 502 comprises the sequence of the individual frame in 1326 (=26 * 51).For each superframe, frame number (FN) restarts from zero (0), and increases progressively until arriving 2,715 in superframe end by 1, and 647 (till=2048 * 26 * 51-1).Each frame 503 comprises the sequence of 8 time slots.To wait form of time slot, each time slot 504 has 156.25 symbol times duration at interval; With optional form, time slot 0 and 4 has 157 symbol times duration at interval, and other time slot has 156 symbol times duration at interval.In another form, frame duration is 1250 symbol times intervals.The duration at symbol time interval 505 is 48/13 (=～3.7) microseconds (usec), and therefore, frame duration is 60/13 (=～4.6) microseconds (usec).As represented to time slot 504 in Fig. 5, " movable part " of time slot is 148 symbol times intervals, during this " movable part ", transmit the information bit, and " useful part " is to 147 symbol durations of the centre of symbol 147 from the centre of symbol 0, this is because the through-put power of MS and (being preferably between the adjacent use time slot) BTS rises and descends at the beginning and the terminating symbol place of each time slot, and defines less than the phase place to signal outside useful part.Under routine operation, the signal modulation format that is called as Gaussian Minimum Shift Keying (GMSK) by use, transmit an information in 505 at interval at each symbol time, GMSK has maximum phase at symbol time at interval and is changed to ± difference binary phase shift keying (DBPSK) (" Gauss ") filtering/smoothed version of pi/2.Subsequent frame is considered as being grouped in the set of 51 successive frames that are called as the 51-multiframe, perhaps subsequent frame is considered as being grouped in the set of 26 successive frames that are called as the 26-multiframe.Therefore, superframe can be considered as is that sequence by 26 continuous 51-multiframes constitutes, and wherein each 51-multiframe has～duration of 0.235 second (sec).Owing to can select the GPS temporal characteristics of BTS down link signal to be applied in any certifiable moment immediately, frame boundaries for example, so in exemplary embodiment of the present invention, can select the GPS temporal characteristics of BTS down link signal to be applied to 51-multiframe border.

By the downlink transmission that each the 51-multiframe to each BTS/CGI usefully repeats, the operation that common MS/UE inserts GSM WCS manages.BTS downlink transmission on the carrier frequency (" C0 ") of the Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) of BTS comprises the time slot burst periodically, and this time slot burst helps any MS/UE to detect and it oneself is synchronized to the ability of BTS signal.Particularly for conventional BTS operation, at about per 10 sequence frames places, BTS sends " frequency correction channel " and (FCCH) happens suddenly, and be that " synchronizing channel " (SCH) happens suddenly in next frame thereafter, these two kinds of bursts are effective for the definite synchronously exemplary embodiment of the current creative GPS that time base is relevant with BTS.The FCCH burst of BTS begins with initial frame, appears in the timeslot number (TN) 0 (zero) of each the～10 frame in every 51-multiframe, promptly for the relative frame number in each 51-multiframe 0,10,20,30 and 40, the FCCH burst occurs.The SCH of BTS burst appears among the TN 0 of frame subsequently, promptly for the relative frame number in each 51-multiframe 1,11,21,31 and 41, the SCH burst occurs.Therefore, under these operations, the interframe space of the beginning that this burst " beacon " is right comprises the interframe space of 4 10 frames in each 51-multiframe, follows the interframe space of one 12 frame that begins to locate of next 51-multiframe thereafter.These periodic (down link) FCCH and SCH bursts from each BTS make MS/UE to detect apace, to discern and definite frame number and sequential based on BTS for its suitable serving BTS.This from each BTS reliably and the downlink transmission of repeatability when base is with GPS when determining each WCS BTS in technology of the present invention the relation of base the Optimal Signals sequence is provided.

In the exemplary embodiment, the known structure by this downlink transmission has strengthened especially and has been used for based on the FCCH of the time-ordered measurement of GPS and the practicality of SCH burst.Described at 3GPP TS, 148 bit sequences that sent that are used for conventional FCCH burst are to be made of continuous bit form, comprising:

● 3 tail bits, (B0, B1, B2)=(0,0,0);

● 142 fixed bit, (B3, B4 ..., B144)=(0,0 ..., 0), promptly complete zero; And

● 3 tail bits, (B145, B146, B147)=(0,0,0);

Wherein, Bn is that label is the bit of " n ".The bit sequence that is sent that 3GPP is described to be used to constitute the SCH burst comprises:

● 3 tail bits, (B0, B1, B2)=(0,0,0);

● 39 coded-bits;

● 64 spread training sequence bits, (B42, B43 ..., B105)=to all conventional SCH

Transmit identical 3GPP specified sequence;

● 39 coded-bits; And

● 3 tail bits, (B145, B146, B147)=(0,0,0);

Wherein, two groups of 39 coded-bits are that 1/2 ratio convolutional encoding by 39 bit sequences obtains, and wherein 39 bit sequences comprise:

● 6 base station identity codes (BSIC) bit, it is identified at the use of main bcch carrier in the local operation zone: be made of color sign indicating numbers of 3 bit PLMN networks (NCC) and the color sign indicating numbers in 3 bit base stations (BCC);

● 19 bits of tdma frame number (RFN) are simplified in representative, comprising: 11 bit superelevation frame numbers " T1 ", T1=FN/1326; Follow by 5 bit frame index " T2 " in the 26-multiframe, T2=FN mod26; Follow and simplify frame index and represent " T3 ' ", T3 '=(FN mod 51-1)/10 by 3 bits of mould 51 frame numbers (T3=FN mod51) in the 51-multiframe;

● 10 parity bits; And

● 4 zero tail bits (0,0,0,0).

3 parametric representations (11 bit T1,5 bit T2,6 bit T3) by the following relationship perfect representation appoint easily complete frame number FN (it can cross over 22 bit value up to 2,715,647):

FN＝T1×1326+((T3-T2)mod26)×51+T3 (1)

Wherein, T1 be complete (0 ..., 2047) the Hyperframe index, T2 be complete (0 ..., 25) 26-multiframe index, and T3 be complete (0 ..., 50) 51-multiframe index.Owing to represent 5 permissible values of SCH T3 parameter with 3 bit T3 ' values, thus 19 bit RFN perfect representations SCH FN.Propagate into the time representation based on GPS nearest or next 51-multiframe border for resulting in the exemplary embodiment from Measuring Time, relevant FN parameter T3 (=FN mod 51) begins the border for this and goes to start and have null value.These bit sequences are merged, and the WLS signal correction technology that the existing form of the FCCH of BTS and SCH burst helps to revise is applied to extract TOA information in the digital processing 311 of sampling down link signal.Particularly, can be " coupling duplicate " with known signal waveform application from the modulation of these bit form, in order to draw down link signal time of advent, make down link signal relevant with this " coupling duplicate ".

Revise the Digital Signal Processing 311 that is used for exemplary embodiment of the present invention according to the similar treatment technology described in the background technology that is used to realize WLS equipment.In the U.S. patent of assigning to assignee of the present invention TruePosition Co., Ltd, background technology has been described and has been used to carry out WLS digital uplink Signal Regulation and relevant numeral (compound) heterodyne, filtering and coupling replica signal correlation processing technique, measures so that extract the synchronous TOA of GPS (and/or TDOA, AOA etc.).This background technology comprises U.S. patent No.6,047,192, " Robust Efficient Localization System " and U.S. patent No.6,285,321, " Station Based Processing Method for a WirelessLocation System ".Make it be suitable for handling downlink band and use the down link signal waveform by revising these technology, used similar treatment technology effectively in the desired expression of the present invention's base when base is with respect to GPS when obtaining down link.

Fig. 6 has described the exemplary major function that is used in the included estimation of Digital Signal Processing 311.Initialize signal for digitlization down link signal 601 is regulated, and the phase I 602 of this processing comprises heterodyne and (the logical or low pass of band) filtering, so that obtain down link digital signal time series { z _n(t) }, it catches the frequency translation baseband form from the induced RF signal of down link BTS number " n ".As described in described in the background technology and as routine in the digitlization sampled signal is caught, analog-digital conversion (ADC) 309 generates burst or time series 601, this burst or time series 601 are to sample with the sampling rate of time base control, and has time mark/label in beginning (and alternatively, periodically updating) sampling instant.The time base 307 of Ying Yonging is and receives from the gps signal of LMU that the GPS driving oscillator that obtains is consistent to carry out synchronously and mark in the present invention.Each signal sampling of catching 601 is safeguarded the precise time mark, and each signal sampling of catching 601 is propagated by digital signal adjusting behind any ADC.Therefore, in system, can accurately characterize each digital sample z that receives and caught of entering signal relevant treatment _n(t) time mark based on GPS.

From the following phases that begins based on 602 stages of the definite signal processing 311 of the down link TOA of GPS of the present invention, be BTS _nThe compound baseband signal z that catches _n() represents z with " reference " or coupling replica signal ₀() is relevant.As at for example " The Generalized Correlation Methodfor Estimation of Time Delay ", C.H.Knapp and G.C.Carter, IEEE Trans.Acoust., Speech, Signal Processing, vol.ASSP-24, no.4, described in the pp.320-327, the normative document in August, 1976, the relevant optimal detection and the measurement that can provide of signal cross to time offset between two signals.As above described for conventional GSM BTS transmission, FCCH and/or SCH burst provide suitable and healthy and strong coherent signal form, and this signal form is all known and known for the SCH part for FCCH before signal receives and sends.The general expression formula of multiple correlation γ (τ) between two signals can be expressed as:

${\mathrm{\&gamma;}}_{12}\left(\mathrm{\&tau;}\right)=\frac{{\&Integral;}_{-T_c/2}^{T_c/2}{\mathrm{<figure-callout\; id="1"\; label="z"\; filenames="A200680053606E00451.png"\; state="\{\{state\}\}">z</figure-callout>}}_1*\left(t\right)z_2(t+\mathrm{\&tau;})\mathrm{dt}}{\sqrt{\left[{\&Integral;}_{-T_c/2}^{T_c/2}{\left|z_1\left(t\right)\right|}^2\mathrm{dt}\right]\left[{\&Integral;}_{-T_c/2}^{T_c/2}{\left|z_2(t+\mathrm{\&tau;})\right|}^2\mathrm{dt}\right]}}---\left(2\right)$

Wherein, z _n() represents the complex signal sampling, and on behalf of two times between the coherent signal time series, τ " delay "/" delay "/skew (for example, T (D) OA) value, and in the coherent integration time T _cGo up and accumulate relevant.In this is estimated, suppose that signal has the SNR that fills part, by following relationship, the candidate signal rank is approximate relevant with the desired value of relevant squared absolute value:

|γ ₁₂| ²＝SNR ₁SNR ₂/[(1+SNR ₁)(1+SNR ₂)] (3)

Wherein, SNR _nRepresent other signal to noise ratio of power stage of two signals of crosscorrelation.

The exemplary embodiment of the signal processing 311 of Fig. 3 comprises calculating is correlated with 603,604 and 608, and it comprises the coupling replica signal z that is used to represent known FCCH or SCH burst that is constituted ₀(), and comprise caught be used for the expression from BTS _nThe down link signal z of the signal that is received _n():

${\mathrm{\&gamma;}}_{\mathrm{On}}\left(\mathrm{\&tau;}\right)=\frac{{\&Integral;}_{-T_c/2}^{T_c/2}{\mathrm{<figure-callout\; id="0"\; label="z"\; filenames="A200680053606E00451.png"\; state="\{\{state\}\}">z</figure-callout>}}_0*\left(t\right)z_n(t+\mathrm{\&tau;})\mathrm{dt}}{\sqrt{\left[{\&Integral;}_{-T_c/2}^{T_c/2}{\left|z_0\left(t\right)\right|}^2\mathrm{dt}\right]\left[{\&Integral;}_{-T_c/2}^{T_c/2}{\left|z_n(t+\mathrm{\&tau;})\right|}^2\mathrm{dt}\right]}}---\left(4\right)$

In formula (4), when the absolute value of pair correlation function carried out the optimum maximization, the optional relatively gps time mark of relating value representative of τ is t constantly ₀Desired TOA based on GPS, at this moment, symbolically be that integration variable " t " distributes 0 (zero) value.Utilize representative to have the sampling set z of the coupling duplicate of infinitely great in fact SNR ₀() can be with other (limited) rate value " SNR _n" be evaluated at the desired value of the above-mentioned relevant squared absolute value of optimum relevant calibration place:

|γ _On| ²＝SNR _n/(1+SNR _n) (5)

Alternatively, for representative SNR _nEstimate, can be evaluated at the FCCH signal sampling and concentrate the phase noise of being observed and related SNR _nBetween relevant and similarity relation.

When judging that candidate BTS power level signal has supplied acceptable measurement indescribably, the parameter accuracy of the TOA value τ that it is derived also can be estimated based on the signal strength signal intensity dependence of accuracy.For example, in the research of above-mentioned Knapp and Carter and at " Time Delay Estimation ViaCross-Correlation in the Presence of Large Estimation Errors " J.P.laniello, IEEE Trans.Acoust., Speech, Signal Processing, vol.ASSP-30, no.6, pp.998-1003 can obtain in 12 months nineteen eighty-twos, measured the expression formula of the optimal accuracy that can reach for T (D) OA.The relevant T that obtains (D) the OA τ that can use this explanation will be used for optimum weighting (" albefaction ") is expressed as standard deviation (being the square root of variable):

${\mathrm{\&sigma;}}_{\mathrm{\&tau;}}=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{\mathrm{\&pi;B}}\sqrt{\frac{1-{\left|\mathrm{\&gamma;}\right|}^2}{\mathrm{TB}{\left|\mathrm{\&gamma;}\right|}^2}}---\left(6\right)$

Wherein, B is a bandwidth, and T is the time of integration that comprises in generating the signal processing of measuring, and therefore TB is a time bandwidth product, and it is represented as the number that the independent sample of integration is carried out in relevant estimation.Notice that in this expression formula, the product of the square root of measuring accuracy and time bandwidth product and received signal SNR is inversely proportional to.Therefore, in can be used for the time restriction of changeless signal conditioning, when longer available coherent signal duration provides the average noise number of samples of the time bandwidth product that increases or increase, strengthened the time-ordered measurement accuracy.Utilization is by pseudorandom, convolutional encoding and the possible representative communication that encryption/the calculating bit sequence is constituted burst, " interference " signal (for example, signal with flat spectral content) usually with " in vain " (for example, heat) the roughly the same mode of noise influences measuring accuracy, therefore only needs this " interference " signal is appropriately integrated with in " SNR " estimation.

For being used for detecting and using the relevant 602 of conventional FCCH burst, according to having the duration that crosses over useful symbol and having " initial " phase place arbitrarily The burst of other pure " tone " time gate (that is, the leading edge of inclination and trailing edge), form (answering) replica signal z ₀(), wherein phase place

Wherein,

g(t)～h _g(t)*rect(t/T _u)；

" * " means convolution;

For | x|＜1/2, rect (x) is 1, and otherwise be 0;

T _uBe to have 147 symbol times " useful " time slot duration: T at interval _u=147T, and

$h_g\left(t\right)~\frac{1}{\sqrt{2\mathrm{\&pi;}}{\mathrm{\&delta;}}_{g}T}\exp [-\frac{1}{2}{\left(\frac{t}{{\mathrm{\&delta;}}_{g}T}\right)}^2]$ δ _g～0.4417/2

Wherein, h _g(t) be similar to and have approximate the symbol time Gauss or the Hanning window of duration T at interval, be similar to that note is the phase filter of the GMSK definition of " h (t) " among the 3GPP TS, but have its duration half.If it is thought of as the function of the value of coupling duplicate fundamental frequency " f ", to the relevant normalization and the window shape formula that will constitute Fourier transform in itself of appropriate normalization of formula (4).Yet, for conventional FCCH burst, the nominal tone phase place of known duplicate develops and can finish 12 π circulation in per 4 symbol times intervals (being every 4T), therefore nominal duplicate frequency is that kHz (for example in 13 * 125/24 (=～67.71), when sending as conventional RF waveform by BTS, the skew that exceeds bcch carrier).Like this, in advance complete definition the FCCH duplicate.

For comprising relevant 604 and 608 of conventional SCH burst, also the product by same burst time door and window g (t) and appropriate GMSK progressive phase constitutes replica signal of the present invention, but the phase signal of SCH has been represented above-mentioned SCH signal (pseudorandom) bit sequence:

Wherein,

The GMSK phase place that representative is used for the SCH bit sequence develops.

Compare inwhole in advance known SCH burst waveforms with the FCCH burst.As mentioned and described in 3GPPTS, the SCH bit contents comprises two 3 bits (preceding and back) null value " tail " sequence, but for formerly using, these sequences of short (3 bit) length are unimportant.SCH also comprises as defined known expansion 64 bits (mid-amble) training sequence in 3GPP TS.Therefore, the definite contribution of relevant 604 couples of down link TOA for SCH can partly be formed into the expansion mid-amble of whole 148 bit SCH in the prior known coupling duplicate of partial-length.

Be correlated with 608 in order to expand to whole SCH, the SCH quality of signals that is used for demodulation is assessed 605.Under conventional down link signal reception condition, when SNR that down link received for SCH in the reliable demodulation of complete transmission bit sequence when enough big, the present invention uses this complete demodulation bit sequence to constitute the 608 full-time cracks coupling duplicates that are used for complete S CH burst so.As represented in relational expression (6), when when using the duplicate of long duration more in estimating, having strengthened the accuracy as a result of the TOA value that is drawn relevant.Also describe as mentioned, the SCH of perfect restitution also provides (simplification frame number) RFN of complete frame number FN to represent for each SCH burst, and comprises BSIC, and its expression therefrom obtains the BTS of down link signal.Employing to the suitable adjustment of signal propagation time and frame boundary offset amount (as hereinafter further as described in), with these detected parameter after the demodulation of bcch carrier be included in desired BTS sign with the relevant form that sends frame number of expression of being used for that finally obtains based on the TOT of GPS.

Under the situation of different instances, for example, situation about being occurred may be big inadequately the time for the reliable demodulation of SCH bit sequence as SNR that down link received, can handle 311 by the down link coherent signal that the process 606-607 among the present invention uses support information to enlarge LMU, wherein support information is that WLG and/or WLP by WLS collects from the system that the data link of supporting the WCS operation is monitored.Receive the position and disposed recently or under the situation of the LMU of optimum position of the BTS/CGI that pays close attention in the host BTS of paying close attention to position very far away or cutting off on the environment or be configured to depart from the strong cohesiveness of BTS down link signal, this SNR situation may occur.For carrying out this operation, the WCS of Fig. 1 uses on data link according to the defined agreement of standard that is called as " A interface ", exchange message between MSC 104 and any BSC 103.The WCS of Fig. 1 also uses on data link according to the defined agreement of standard that is called as " A interface ", BSC 103 and arbitrarily between its BTS102 than low level on exchange message.In the background technology of assigning to assignee of the present invention TruePosition Co., Ltd, U.S. patent No.6,728,264 " Monitoring of Call Information ina Wireless Location system " (" `264 patents ") have been carried out comprehensive description to the A-bis supervisory control system (AMS) that is used to strengthen WLS operation and performance.In order to use in the present invention, the modification of the AMS of `264 patent is intended to and is used to provide sequential and frame number information, and it is assisted and handles estimation 311 with down link signal of the present invention and integrate.In exemplary embodiment of the present invention, be very effective under the signal reception situation that the use in conjunction of the information that this AMS obtains occurs when carrying out perfect restitution when the BTS down link signal that LMU is not received so that supporting the SCH correlation analysis.

Fig. 7 can be used for the process that the function 606 of supporting LMU to estimate is served is expanded at AMS.By inserting all WCS information that between BSC and BTS thereof, exchanging on the A-bis interface, AMS can provide frame number and time series data, so that auxiliary LMU processing in the present invention, this handles the sequential based on GPS of determining and discerning BTS down link frame boundaries.As described for the background technology that comprises in the `264 patent, the AMS design makes it possible to gather and time mark exchange WCS management support information between BSC and BTS.In the support to the technology of the present invention, the AMS of `264 patent is suitable for suitably characterizing the time of the associated frame incident appearance that is identified.Subsequently, with the observation of these sequential with and can offer WLS from relevant part (i.e. " the modulus ") frame identification that AMS obtains, be used for using at LMU.Because it is to provide " clock " independently or drive by its inner sequential oscillator that AMS handles, so it is by distributing correlation time and to compare or cross-correlation, basic relevant during base can be separately with LMU obtains during AMS GPS to being used for frame by the reference BTS of the common observation of LMU and main AMS.Subsequently, especially the FN data are being separated under the situation of timing when not having directly to receive the BTS/CGI down link signal from target, can use the modulus frame identification that is used for major heading CGI, propagate into the current or imminent time simultaneously, so that be the suitable FN bit sequence of SCH relevant treatment establishment.

The starting stage that is used for the definite amended AMS miscellaneous function of frame sequential comprises that AMS obtains the ability of frame identification information from the A-bis message 701 of supporting the WCS ongoing operation.As above described for concrete gsm protocol among the 3GPP TS, the MS/UE monitoring also will self be synchronized to its serving BTS/CGI beacon downlink transmission.When MS need insert private communication channel equipment, for example, promptly (for example send, 911) call out or paging channel (PCH) burst that is observed on down link Common Control Channel (CCCH) is responded, this MS sends Random Access Channel (RACH) burst on up link CCCH.WCS is finally going up to the down link access permission channel (AGCH) of MS to distribute (IMMEDIATE ASSIGN) message that the RACH request of MS is responded immediately, identify distributing to the dedicated frequency channel resource that MS uses with the special-purpose time of frame (time started), wherein should begin this use at the special-purpose time MS of frame.The CCCH that comprises down link RACH and up link PCH and AGCH has (BCCH) C0 carrier wave identical with the burst of SCH downlink beacon with FCCH, but these call manager bursts do not conflict each other (that is, PCH is not the same with beacon burst with the AGCH downlink burst appears in the same frame slot combination).In order to support between BSC and serving BTS, to follow the relevant information of service initial message by the exchange of A-bis link to being allocated for the BSC control with the WCS resource of the communication service of any MS.

For technology of the present invention, AMS is suitable for adjusting from the request of WLS or orders 702, so that obtain and provide the initial characteristics of the BTS frame time sequence information that AMS can observe on the A-bis data link.By being connected to the A-bis link, AMS monitors the message that exchanges between a plurality of BTS of BSC and this BSC control and service.No matter when BTS receives the uplink RACH request, and BTS just sends to its BSC with corresponding channel request (CHAN RQD) message.CHAN RQD message comprises the identifier that is used for specific request, and comprises part or " modulus " expression of BTS frame number, receives the MS request in this BTS frame number.Ask or indicated as WLS, AMS can observe and time mark 703 the representative collection body of this CHAN RQD content of each BTS of being used for the BSC service.Channel activation confirmation message also comprises the modular representation of this identical BTS frame number (FN).

The AMS of the FN that is observed in message represents that 704 is " part " or " modulus ", because it does not represent to be used for the 22 complete bit values of above-mentioned complete FN.For volumetric efficiency, BTS-BSC message only represents to use 16 bits for FN.Be similar to 3 parametric representations of above-mentioned FN, A-bis message is used 6 bit T3=FN mod 51 and 5 bit T2=FN mod 26 really, but only uses low order 5 bit form T1 '=T1 mod 32 of 5 bits " T1 " parametric representation Hyperframe label T1.Therefore, when as relation in (1) represented but when being to use T1 ' to be reconstructed, be used for the A-bis of BSC frame number and time started standard and the frame number FN ' of AMS form, expression " modulus " form: because 42432=32 * 1326=32 * 26 * 51, so FN '=FN mod 42432.

In case relevant frame time has been carried out observation and time mark, AMS just can support the accurate modulus FN ' characteristic of determining based on gps time of the present invention to carry out statistical estimate 705 to being used for by WLS.According to the temporal characteristics of a plurality of independences (RACH) frame incident that is used for public BTS, frame duration that can be by the appropriate integral multiple of interpolation/minimizing (～4.615msec) the independent time value is propagated into the common frame border.For the BTS that each observed, it is average and/or comprise skin refusal based on the statistics application of exponent number that the statistical estimation of the aggregate of institute's marker frame time of public to propagating into (51-is many) frame boundaries can comprise, wherein for example, intermediate value and other cumulative distribution desired value based on the statistics application of exponent number.Subsequently, the expression 706 that base FN ' occurs in the time of can be with the AMS that draws is applied to during LMU to BTS down link signal sequential estimates, this BTS down link signal sequential is relevant with BCCH C0 carrier wave and the BSIC of CGI.

For the time mark or the characteristic of message that AMS observes, AMS use its oneself internal clocking or with reference to the time base.Though basic with reference to being that GPS is resulting during AMS, typically, general cost efficient is got rid of and is comprised that gps signal receives or the time base of inside, AMS unit is synchronous.Therefore, utilization can be when receiving the GPS that LMU obtains base information, the time mark of the modulus FN ' incident that can further estimate AMS and observed.

In case receive the frame temporal characteristics of the AMS of the BTS/CGI that is used to pay close attention to, WLS LMU 607 just can carry out " calibration " to available information according to the time base that himself GPS drives, and subsequently, the expression that the result can be drawn is applied as initial approximation, from this initial approximation, BTS down link SCH signal analysis can provide accurate improvement.When LMU does not carry out demodulation to SCH burst so that when obtaining being used for the FN sign of bcch carrier of target BTS/CGI, for single public AMS, can estimate that this single public AMS provides from target CGI with by this representation of LMU success demodulation and GPS extra " reference " CGI regularly to the time sequence information of the AMS FN that asked.By will comparing by main AMS and any target of observing jointly/measuring with reference to LMU with reference to (51-is many) frame time of being propagated, base in the time of the time base offset calibration that is used for main AMS can being arrived the GPS of LMU.Relevant AMS time base correction Delta be representational LMU obtain GPS the time FN time of base and FN ' that equivalent AMS obtains poor between the time.The difference of the Delta by AMS to the correction that is observed to some extent based on time of AMS in, this AMS time tag is calibrated and registered to base relatively during with GPS.

For this optimum accuracy in adjusting, following described to relational expression (12) or (13), to correlation time mark suitably adjust so that the relevant signal of explanation distance is propagated and the device cluster delay.Promptly, because the AMS RACH time is approximate with those times of " being in " reference and target BTS position, and with reference to the position of LMU TOA at down link reception LMU, so at first the reference LMU TOA that is used for selected and the representative FN that propagated is adjusted, so that base TOT (" being in " is with reference to BTS) when generating with reference to GPS.Subsequently, calculate the reference FN ' be used for equivalence with AMS the time base reference Delta poor, and with its be applied as AMS is obtained and the target CGI FN ' of GPS correction and the time adjustment of TOT.At last, for the distance and the group delay calibration of target CGI and LMU application opposite polarity, so that generate the set goal FN ' and approximate TOA (being used to measure LMU).

As above similar described, to determining the degree of a plurality of this calibrations " Delta ", then can carry out statistical disposition, so that obtain exact value for Delta to those a plurality of values for the identical main AMS of the reference BTS that estimates from a plurality of relevant LMU.Subsequently, the value that is used for the correction of AMS sequential that the result can be drawn is added any/all the FN sequential values that are used for this AMS that has proofreaied and correct to, so that be that the main CGI that pays close attention to carries out " GPS calibration " to modulus FN ' time value.It is approximate that these values provide, according to this approximate improvement that can constitute from complete down link signal estimation.

In order to support the complete relevant estimation of BTS down link signal, can instruct the formation of the complete FN value of candidate from " modulus " value FN ' of AMS observation acquisition based on SCH.As mentioned above, from the message that AMS observed, obtain to be used for the modulus FN ' of host BTS/CGI and the approximate time of occurrence of GPS calibration thereof, wherein the message that AMS observed is represented frame number modulus 42432, has upset or the repetitive cycling or the cycle of per 42432 frames or 195.84 seconds.In the present invention, this recycle ratio is the response or the time of delay that are included in any relevant and necessary signal and data, the processing procedure much longer.Therefore, the uncertainty that does not have the cycle in the time value of being propagated relevant with the resulting frame number value that will soon occur, the wherein resulting frame number value that will soon occur maybe will be applied in the relevant estimation of down link signal in the relevant estimation of down link signal.Yet for auxiliary LMU is that complete S CH TOA measures the complete matched signal duplicate of formation, the modular representation FN ' that infers candidate's frame number is related complete FN value.To be used for FN divided by 64 probable values of 42432 high-order 6 bit values (0 ..., 63) require respectively to carry out this deductions 607 represent so that constitute complete potential Hyperframe index T1 (binary system).So, guarantee that the result of relevant evaluation 608 can indicate effectively complete/complete FN value, the improvement of base TOA value when also providing GPS simultaneously for this FN of host BTS/CGI.

At last, determine to have carried out further accurately by the BTS down link TOA in 608 pairs of signal processing 311 of the present invention of extra irrelevant integration of serial correlation estimation.That is, initial as mentioned above, time slot burst is independently estimated the correlation of candidate's " beacon " bcch carrier.Subsequently, for accurate Measurement Resolution in transmission detects to expection BTS " beacon " or enhancing robustness, the correlation function that is calculated is carried out irrelevant integration or accumulation, so that by use the correlation function that the enhancing that obtains is provided from independent slot time addition result at interval from the time bandwidth product of effective increase.Because 1 particular time-slot that related time-slot burst appears at 8 time slots that are used for different successive frames (for example; TN0) in; and because the phase place of the guard time undefined signal transmitted of interim between the end of each useful part of time slot burst and subsequent timeslot begin develops; so carry out irrelevant integration/summation, so as to provide potential, unknown and arbitrarily, the phase place of cross-correlation develops.Can in every 51-multiframe, be positioned on 5 pairs of consecutive frame sequences of the FCCH at 10 frame period places and SCH burst the irrelevant integration of correlated results is expanded, and utilize the suitable adjustment of above-mentioned 2 extra frame interbody spacers, also can on a plurality of 51-multiframes, expand by the irrelevant integration to correlated results.

No matter when in order to strengthen correlated performance to when the correlated results of (needing not to be adjacent) frame carries out integration continuously, in order to obtain the suitable integral multiple of the specific a plurality of interframe increments of WCS in time, just to concentrate the nominal offset t that is used for " zero-time " at each selected correlated sampling ₀Suitably adjust.Similarly, as the ordinal position that is suitable for any contribution frame is with respect to the ordinal position of nominal " zero point " frame, to estimating that with integral measurement relevant frame number FN carries out increasing or decreasing effectively.Therefore, for aforesaid 3GPP gsm communication, the interframe increment between in pairs FCCH and the SCH burst (beginning or intermediate point) is～4.615 milliseconds, and be used for 10 this paired frames in the 51-multiframe interframe increment between repeating and be～46.15 milliseconds.Disjunction mark clocks when determining the GPS related with the TOA correlation delay of the integration gained that obtains from a plurality of frame results, comprises the time interval between available frame in the generation of the relevant TOA time value of accumulation.

Finish in case use complete SCH duplicate to represent and merge the relevant correlation analysis of estimating 608 of available FCCH, then evaluate the quality of 609 correlated results, be used for correlated results is accepted as the indication that is used for the measurement that observed at the candidate's bcch carrier that receives the LMU annex.If the result does not meet acceptable standard, for example, as estimating to judge that by SNR and/or estimated TOA measurement accuracy so, the result is rejected 610, and at 602 places initially about the search and the estimation of next candidate's bcch carrier of main LMU.When correlated results provides the successful measurement of the TOA that candidate's bcch carrier is observed 611, will be referred to its associated frame border based on GPS (and if desired, adjusting as above-mentioned) TOA is inserted into and merged in all desired output recording of informations 612, and it comprises bcch carrier, BSIC, frame number FN and related quality indicator.This record is input in all bcch carrier forms of successfully observing and estimating base synchronized relation when being used for determining the BTS-GPS of their associations.

WLG/WLP analyzes and support information

Described at 3GPP TS, each WCS BTS (sector) is carried out unique identification by its honeycomb global identity that distributes in whole world symbol (CGI).For traffic operation common each BTS of vicinity, that have its bcch carrier C0 frequency of distributing is managed, WCS also safeguards and uses shorter (6 bit) BTS sign that is called as base station identity code (BSIC).As mentioned above, BSIC is the combination of color sign indicating number of 3 bit PLMN networks and the color sign indicating number in 3 bits (this locality) base station.This BSIC is encoded in each SCH transmission from BTS.WCS safeguards that mapping between relevant BSIC of the specific C0 of BTS and the CGI is with relevant.As required, WLG can and safeguard this mapping for its oneself the request that should be used for, and the characteristic of base synchronization representation comprises CGI in tabulating when BTS-GPS.

As what reflected in the time series of Fig. 5,3GPP TS has defined the signal content that detected and the nominal time relationship between the BTS signal frame border.Before signal was estimated, it may not be tangible that the moment of frame boundaries or boundary of time slot receives the BCCH signal for the candidate.In exemplary embodiment of the present invention, (relational expression that utilization describes below) estimated desired TOT information according to the measurement based on relevant of related TOA.As in relational expression (4) and related description thereof, explaining, with respect to true gps time t ₀Provided label correlation time, wherein at t ₀Integration variable has zero nominal value constantly.Can will should be chosen as the time " initial point " gps time of any institute id signal sampling, and optimum correlation delay value is added to the parameter of the expression formula of TOA value of observing of base form when being used for complete GPS.When at first from the digital signal correlation computations with the number digital signal samples time interval n of unit (needing not to be integer) still less _τForm when obtaining the quantized versions of correlation delay, so from quantizing delay parameter and digital signal samples speed F _sThe product of inverse constitute with the time based on GPS be the length of delay of unit.

τ＝n _τ/F _s (9)

In addition, when being not easy to maybe can not be with the initial point selection of time at the frame boundaries place till detecting from signal processing and having determined this border the time, so, by obtain expectation TOA with the adjustment of 3GPP specified time interval, so that generate appropriate value for estimation TOA constantly at the expectation frame boundaries for selected concern frame boundaries.Realize this adjustment by the deviant of adding timeorigin and frame boundaries to the TOA correlation delay value that is observed.As duplicate sequence z ₀() is centered close to T correlation time _CIn the time of in the middle of the time interval that is crossed over, given as symmetric form by the limit of integration, the example of this adjustment will take place according to expression formula (4).In this realization, center origin can be in the middle of the duplicate seasonal effect in time series, and this duplicate time series can be placed on the nominal timeorigin center of duplicate mid-amble sign indicating number.For this example, with the origin offset on start frame border be the individual symbol time in 74 (=148/2) (that is ,～0.273 millisecond) at interval on the minus side of nominal center timeorigin.The value that is suitable for frame boundaries with respect to frame center's value has been registered in the relative offset adjustment that TOA measures.In order further to adjust to selected 51-multiframe border, the frame duration of the suitable integer amount of interpolation/minimizing (～4.615 milliseconds).

In exemplary embodiment of the present invention, to the BTS signal Synchronization to the suitable adjustment of the gps time standard optimal representative data of describing the accurate relative position that is used to the antenna that sends BTS and receive LMU also, if and suitable, also utilized the group delay frequency characteristic of LMU signals collecting cable and circuit.As known to the WLS based on architecture, BTS transmission position and LMU receiving position make it possible to the calculating in the enterprising line time delay of corresponding signal propagation distance.From the down link TOA measurement that LMU obtains, suitably deduct these and postpone, so that the equivalent time TOT of estimated signal transmission.In addition, be suitable on each degree that receives LMU, from estimated TOA measures, suitably remove or deduct the signal of corresponding antenna, cable and Signal Regulation electronic installation and propagate group delay frequency characteristic, so that obtain more accurately to be illustrated in the value of the downlink signal transmissions point BTS-GPS of place frame synchronization.

Corresponding aerial position coordinate has defined in BTS that pays close attention to and near the signal propagation distance between the suitably related measurement LMU it.Use the signal propagation distance that the measured TOA of basis based on the time standard mark of GPS adjusted, be used to detected BTS signal content to determine related transmission time based on GPS.Though typically, only can determine, represent the position of WCS MS and BTS and WLS LMU by three-dimensional coordinate (that is, latitude, longitude and height) at latitude and two enterprising line positions of horizontal direction of longitude based on the available WLS measurement of architecture.Distance D between LMU and the BTS _{LMU_BTS}Be:

D _{LMU_BTS}＝| X _LMU- X _BTS| (10)

Wherein, | Δ X| represent cartesian vector difference Δ between corresponding (RF antenna) position XAmplitude or length.Transmitting time t _TWith time of reception t _RBetween signal propagation time difference t _TRRelevant with the distance between transmission and the receiving position by following formula:

t _R-t _T＝D _TR/c＝| X _T- X _R|/c (11)

Wherein, " c " is RF signal velocity (that is, the light velocity), and X _TWith X _RBe respectively to send and receiving position.When LMU to time of advent (TOA) of BTS down link signal when measuring, resulting TOA directly with from related BTS to reception LMU and relevant to the signal propagation distance in related transmission time (TOT) from host BTS.Because desired synchronization representation has characterized the BTS-GPS actual relationship in the BTS transmission time (TOT) that is used for BTS communication frame border, institute thinks that top signal propagation time interval is to measured TOA _LMUAdjust.Appropriate adjustment can be expressed as:

TOT _BTS＝TOA _LMU-D _{LMU_BTS}/c＝TOA _LMU-| X _LMU- X _BTS|/c (12)

Alternatively, if desired to accurate expression from the network accumulation group delay of signal receiving circuit, cable or the signal relay of LMU/transmission mechanism influence, so not only for the propagation delay relevant with distance to transmission time TOT _BTSAdjust, similarly, in the present invention, also it adjusted with accumulation group delay parameter for available LMU:

TOT _BTS＝TOA _LMU-D _{LMU_BTS}/c-T _{LMU_GroupDelay} (13)

The form of advising with the background technology that adopts uplink signal TOA to measure contrasts, and current creationary relevant with the distance correction of relational expression (12) or (13) need be in order not carry out quite accurately knowing with accurate the correction or deriving the MS/UE position to desired TOT value.

The base synchronizing information is carried out statistical estimate in the time of can be to resulting GPS, so that provide the parametrization of the accuracy that strengthens is represented.For example, as above Noodles is like described, when measuring LMU and can observe and characterize the GPS of representativeness (51-is many) frame boundaries of the host BTS/CGI that is used to pay close attention to during basic TOT more than one, can the usable results from a plurality of observation LMU be averaged so, perhaps otherwise it is estimated with statistical expection based on exponent number.

Similarly, in order to strengthen accuracy, in the time of can be to BTS during the GPS of base the base parameter characteristic expand depart from so that comprise the increasing progressively of time rate of change (" ROT ") of the TOT of the related FN that is used for host BTS/CGI.Promptly, when with the bigger time interval (for example, when half an hour) time of Qu Fening went up TOT to the related FN that is used for single BTS and estimates, base did not produce with whenever～FN that 4.615 seconds 1 frames are derived to the nominal 3GPP designated frame speed in the 0.05ppm when result who is observed can indicate BTS.When the oscillator drives BTS by continuing to be replaced by nominal 13MHz during base, the frame disjunction mark that develops in the time of will departing from this is accurate consistent so.Frame can be called time drift speed ROT with the degree that the speed that is different from nominal rate develops.Described at 3GPP TS, can enough " ppm " factor characterize ROT, and the absolute value of " appointments " this factor is no more than 0.05, but observes this factor sometimes obviously above tolerance limit.Should be noted that speed depart from equal tolerance limit with whenever～74 seconds 1 symbol times at interval or surpass 24 symbol times per half an hour and produce in frame boundaries departs from interval and drift about.Like this, the continuous measurement that can come accurately to characterize simply the TOT of related FN by single order time drift speed ROT and zeroth order TOT.Standard and simple statistic processes for this evolution properties comprise that the filtering application that will be called as " alpha-beta " arrives basic FN-TOT and measures.No matter when of the present invention during GPS the base synchronizing characteristics comprises this single order (TOT and ROT) parameter, expects that so the propagation of FN and/or TOT can more accurately be mapped to the value with form of expectation the FN of expected time or concern.

The treatment facility that is used for estimation of the present invention be not limited to said method at specific unit or assembly.Because can be in LMU equipment/assembly or at other related SMLC equipment/assembly for example among WLP and/or the WLG, realization is used for the calculating of signal sequence, perhaps can all this system components and even the processing resource of WCS or AMS equipment between share this calculating that is used for signal sequence, so the collection of various types of information is included in swap data between each assembly of SMLC, WCS and/or AMS.

By particularly increase the target that the performance of service is determined in the position for the enhancement service performance, base is considered synchronously when driving BTS-GPS.By using aforesaid this time base to determine, the preferred embodiment that base is estimated when optimum among the present invention has brought the benefit that the WLS performance is improved along with the introducing of measuring, and this measurement can obtain by the accurate timing of signal is caught and estimated.The signal analysis of this precise synchronization can provide effectively for example come leisure catch in the gps signal base when using BTS the MS that enables AGPS or from otherwise the reliable WLS that himself and the serving BTS of paying close attention to MS can not be carried out the LMU of synchronous long-range (BTS) position measure.

To supporting estimation/utilization of the WLSAGPS that GPS measures

When for from the expectation beacon transmissions of paying close attention to BTS to optimum BTS-GPS synchronization parameter or expression has been carried out determining and during tabulation, then provide these temporal characteristicses in the characteristic that is sent to the AGPS reference time assistance messages that uses MS.The content of reference time assistance messages has been described in the 3GPP of AGPS agreement standard.In the present invention, the time form based on GPS that is used for measuring the frame boundaries of BTS signal comprises the necessary information related with following content: bcch carrier channel logo, BSIC, frame number (FN), TOT rate of change (ROT) and the estimated quality indicator analyzed during based on the TOT of GPS, observation.When the needs support enables the MS/UE of AGPS, generate the reference time assistance messages in real time by AGPS server (for example, passing through SMLC/WLC).

Auxiliary for the AGPS of the present invention reference time, the BTS frame time sequence information based on GPS that will comprise in creative form is propagated on the time and is given by selected in good time GPS time-of-week (TOW) value of AGPS server, is used for being encoded to assistance messages.According to the 3GPP standard, the AGPS server is chosen as estimated time with the TOW value, and on this estimated time, MS/UE is with assistance messages that actual reception transmitted.The reference time service that utilizes exemplary embodiment of the present invention to support, if available, from the FN of nearest tabulation, would propagate between selected GPS TOW and its serving BTS frame, time slot and the bit number separately accurately and accurate relation expression based on the TOT of GPS and ROT.When not obtaining the ROT value, this time of GPS frame time relation propagates and uses the improved frame rate of 3GPP nominal (that is, every～4.615 millisecond of 1 frame), and otherwise, when observing and having tabulated ROT value, for the ROT value has been proofreaied and correct in the frame rate use.

Represent that in case receive BTS signal transmission time sequence in this AGPS message MS just can be provided with its own inner time base and carry out the optimum explanation, the time base that this MS is synchronized to serving BTS drives the frame incident.When making the known suitable calibration of base during the MS of base during with respect to GPS of MS by AGPS is auxiliary, MS can finish himself processing to received gps signal with optimum efficiency and robustness.

Estimation/utilization to WLS simultaneous uplink signals collecting

Technical support of the present invention to cover position system or other utilized be used for the architecture of the wireless service of the understanding of the adjusted time of advent that a plurality of sync bits MS of place signal receives effectively and accurately operation.Utilize this operation, should be at the LMU place or receive the MS signal in the position that similarly can obtain base synchronizing information when relative.For example, in the target accuracy that the position of realizing being provided by SMLC is determined, the number that receives LMU is important, and when very when obtaining the required lower limit of any result, the number of LMU is critical.Represent the number of the uncertain covariance in position and the independent measurement of effectively using of the accuracy of estimated location parameter to be inversely proportional to.Therefore, because uncertain standard deviation or average evaluated error are the square roots of corresponding variance, so the creativeness management by the time coordinate signals collecting can make the accuracy of exemplary WLS strengthen 2 times, increase by 4 times so that be embodied as the number of the effective cooperation LMU position of measuring of position calculation contribution.

By this way, particularly under the frequency hopping operational circumstances, can significantly strengthen robustness and accuracy that the position is determined.For accurate calibration in the LMU position, available signal caught carries out optimization, described LMU position may away from the time base base may obviously depart from GPS the time serving BTS.As mentioned above, the strategy that is used for the WCS operation of BTS does not need or does not typically activate the combined synchronization of base when being used for BTS independent.Adopt technology of the present invention, standard and calibration by start and stop time that the consistent signal data of time base with the public GPS of world wide is caught make synchronous signal acquisition become possibility, rather than the form of the BTS frame time base that can observe with any this locality.By this way, being used of the standard that the accurate GPS of base obtains during by the serving BTS signal by in all Optimal Signals collections of gathering the LMU position, can significantly strengthen robustness and accuracy that the position is determined.

Since the WLS equipment in background technology, described do not incorporate into to the BTS down link signal catch with the time base technology estimated, so the invention provides a kind of kinetic measurement about down link signal time of advent of optimization estimates, adjust with relevant descriptive static information, it is assessed, so as to realize the time base that obtains with the GPS of common synchronization related the multiple spot reception of timing.

Quoting of wireless location system patent

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C, conclusion

By the coherent signal of BTS downlink transmission being handled optimum the determining and utilize of base time consistency when base is synchronously or with Independent B TS when realizing accurate GPS of the present invention.In exemplary and cost-efficient embodiment of the present invention, in the standard SMLC data processing equipment that increases the WCS service, carry out and optimize signals collecting/processing and parametrization estimation/propagation calculating.With gained as a result be used for the reference GPS that is assessed of BTS transmission the time basis representation offer the service of increase, for example support to provide AGPS operation or the BTS equipment by precise synchronization to strengthen the WCS operating efficiency.When being applied to the definite service of supporting location, the WCS-GPS synchrodata makes may be with the auxiliary MS that can utilize AGPS information that offers of accurate and accurate reference time, and synchronization representation can also be optimized the MS signal data acquisition equipment of the adjustment the LMU place that is supported in remote deployment used, efficient and accurate timing, and wherein said LMU cooperates in the WLS operation based on architecture.

As being used for the basis that GPS estimates synchronously in the exemplary embodiment of the present, the relevant treatment of BTS down link signal and above-mentioned relevant the analysis to known signal waveform and according to the time of occurrence interval of the 3GPP TS defined of definition WCS operation or speed are estimated and are utilized.Particularly, base is determined the network of technology application LMU signals collecting and analytical equipment when of the present invention, estimates the accurate expression based on GPS of BTS communication frame time base.As mentioned above, this relevant and analyzing and processing of base characteristic can comprise during to BTS: based on the GPS synchronous detecting of LMU, identification, and the relevant TOA measurement of known BTS down link signal waveform, for example those are to the measurement of the beacon transmissions of FCCH and/or SCH burst; Extract and relatedly have the complete of the time mark that measures or a BTS frame number completely; The GPS time-base signal time of directly measuring is propagated or is mapped to and the relevant equivalent time of selected definition frame boundaries; Auxiliary from AMS, this AMS provides the intrinsic mark time for the portion-form of relevant modulus frame number, and base is registered when comparing this time with respect to GPS by the time that obtains with LMU subsequently; Correction by the relevant group delay of coherent signal propagation delay and possible equipment of adjusting the distance is adjusted into related TOT with TOA; And in order to obtain more accurate representative time and/or time speed deviation, to multiple or a plurality ofly add up improvement based on the time value of measuring.

In aforementioned specification, listed principle of the present invention, embodiment and operator scheme, should be apparent by this specification, those of ordinary skills can carry out suitable data processing to realize described technology.Embodiment disclosed herein should be understood to the present invention is carried out example, rather than the present invention is limited.In not departing from, under the situation of listed scope of the present invention, can carry out many variations and change to aforementioned exemplary embodiment as claims.

Therefore, the true scope of the present invention current preferred or exemplary embodiment that is not limited to here to be announced.For example; aforementioned disclosed BTS-GPS determines the exemplary embodiment of system synchronously; this system uses for example location measurement unit (LMU), Serving Mobile Location Center explanatory terms such as (SMLC); it should be interpreted as the protection range of the following claim of restriction, it should be interpreted as that perhaps hint creative aspect of the present invention is confined to disclosed ad hoc approach and device.In addition, as skilled in the art to understand, creative aspect disclosed herein can be applied to or be applied to not determine based on the specific wireless position benefit of the wireless communication system of technology.For example, wireless communication system is that communication exchange (HO) determines that the processing of optimal time and service cell identities can be benefited from relative time base is determined synchronously.Similarly, the present invention is not limited to the system that adopts LMU or other subsystem of constructing as mentioned above.LMU, SMLC etc. are programmable data collection and treatment facility in essence, and they can take various ways under the situation that does not depart from creative notion disclosed herein.For example, can realize LMU with the form of system that comprises BTS descending link receiver, GPS receiver, programmable calculator or processor and be used for the computer-readable recording medium (disk, solid-state memory etc.) of storage computation machine instructions.Suppose to reduce the expense of Digital Signal Processing and other processing capacity, under the situation of the inventive operation that does not change system, may for example the processing that is used for specific function be transferred to another functional unit from a functional unit as described herein.In many cases, hobby rather than the rigid demand that realization as described herein (that is functional unit) only is the designer is set.

In addition, the control channel based in the system of GPS in the renewal of for example UMTS is considered to access channel, and data or voice channel are considered to Traffic Channel, wherein, this access can be shared identical frequency band and modulation scheme with Traffic Channel, but separates by code word.In this specification, no matter be preferred which kind of technology of particular air interface, generality mentions that control and access channel or voice-and-data channel should be meant all types of controls or voice-and-data channel.In addition, give the air interface (for example, IS-95 CDMA, CDMA 2000, UMTS and WCDMA) that fixes on many types of using in the whole world, this specification is not got rid of any air interface from creative notion as described herein.Those skilled in the art should recognize: at other local other interface that uses is the derivation of above-mentioned interface or similar on type.Therefore, except what clearly so limit, the protection range of following claim is not intended to be limited to above-mentioned specific embodiment.

Claims (31)

1, a kind of method is used to the down link signal that sends from the base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) of wireless communication system (WCS) to determine that the GPS synchronization timing represents, comprising:

(a) receive the down link signal that sends by described BTS at the measuring unit place;

(b) estimate described down link signal, so that the specified portions of definite described down link signal is in the time of advent at described measuring unit place (TOA); And

(c) at about the described transmission time based on GPS of measuring the moment discerned of TOA, determine the optimal time value.

2, the step of the method for claim 1, wherein described receiving downlink signal is included in measuring unit network place and receives described down link signal.

3, the method for claim 1 also comprises described optimal value is sent to described WCS.

4, the method for claim 1 also comprises described optimal value is sent to the travelling carriage (MS) of being served by described WCS.

5, the method for claim 1, wherein carry out described method, so that support the service of the increase related with the described WCS that radio mobile station (MS) is served.

6, method as claimed in claim 5 also comprises the service that described optimal value is sent to described increase.

7, the method for claim 1, wherein described identification comprises the communication data frame boundaries constantly.

8, the method for claim 1, wherein the described specified portions of described down link signal comprises the communication data frame boundaries.

9, method as claimed in claim 5, wherein, the service of described increase comprises the wireless location service in the geographical position that is used for definite described MS.

10, a kind of computer-readable medium, comprise being used for that instruction processorunit is carried out series of steps so that the down link signal that sends for the base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) from wireless communication system (WCS) is determined the instruction that the GPS synchronous sequence is represented, described series of steps comprises:

(a) receive the down link signal that sends by described BTS;

(b) estimate described down link signal, so that determine the time of advent (TOA) of the specified portions of described down link signal; And

(c) at about the described transmission time based on GPS of measuring the moment discerned of TOA, determine the optimal time value.

11, computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the step of described receiving downlink signal is included in the measuring unit place and receives described down link signal.

12, computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 10 also comprises the instruction that is used for described optimal value is sent to described WCS.

13, computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 10 also comprises the instruction that is used for described optimal value is sent to the travelling carriage (MS) of being served by described WCS.

14, computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 10 wherein, is carried out described series of steps, so that support the service of the increase related with the described WCS that radio mobile station (MS) is served.

15, computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 14 also comprises the instruction that is used for described optimal value is sent to the service of described increase.

16, computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein, described identification comprises the communication data frame boundaries constantly.

17, computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 10, wherein, the described specified portions of described down link signal comprises the communication data frame boundaries.

18, computer-readable medium as claimed in claim 14, wherein, the service of described increase comprises the wireless location service in the geographical position that is used for definite described MS.

19, a kind of wireless system, comprise location measurement unit (LMU) and at least one base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS), described base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) is used for communicating with at least one travelling carriage (MS), described LMU comprises the GPS receiver and is used to receive the receiver of the down link signal that is sent by described BTS, described LMU also comprises processor, described processor is arranged to the described LMU execution series of steps of control and represents that described series of steps comprises so that determine the GPS synchronous sequence for the down link signal that sends from described BTS:

(a) receive the down link signal that sends by described BTS;

(b) estimate described down link signal, so that determine the time of advent (TOA) of the specified portions of described down link signal; And

(c) at about the described transmission time based on GPS of measuring the moment discerned of TOA, determine the optimal time value.

20, wireless system as claimed in claim 19, wherein, the step of described receiving downlink signal is included in described LMU place and receives described down link signal.

21, wireless system as claimed in claim 19 also comprises the instruction that is used to transmit described optimal value.

22, wireless system as claimed in claim 19 also comprises the instruction that is used for described optimal value is sent to travelling carriage (MS).

23, wireless system as claimed in claim 19 wherein, is carried out described series of steps, so that support the service of increase.

24, wireless system as claimed in claim 23 also comprises the instruction that is used for described optimal value is sent to the service of described increase.

25, wireless system as claimed in claim 23, wherein, the service of described increase comprises the wireless location service in the geographical position that is used for definite described MS.

26, wireless system as claimed in claim 19, wherein, described identification comprises the communication data frame boundaries constantly.

27, wireless system as claimed in claim 19, wherein, the described specified portions of described down link signal comprises the communication data frame boundaries.

28, a kind of signal processing method is used to handle base station transmitting-receiving station (BTS) down link signal, comprising:

(a) from the BTS downlink burst signal that is received, obtain candidate's time series;

(b) frequency correction channel (FCCH) duplicate is relevant with candidate's Broadcast Control Channel (BCCH) beacon signal, so that be identified for the nominal frame time calibration and the time of advent (TOA) of FCCH burst;

(c) make synchronizing channel (SCH) spread training sequence relevant, so that be identified for the time calibration and the TOA of SCH burst; And

(d) attempt the described SCH burst of demodulation.

29, signal processing method as claimed in claim 28 also comprises:

(e) determine whether described SCH demodulation is acceptable, and if acceptable:

Use selected base station identity code (BSIC) and frame number/simplification frame number (FN/RFN), constitute complete SCH duplicate;

Described SCH duplicate and described candidate BCCH signal are carried out relevant so that the TOA that improves described SCH burst measures; And

Measure the relevant integration that carries out of the FCCH that described SCH is relevant and related for improved TOA.

30, signal processing method as claimed in claim 29, also comprise: as the part of step (e), determine whether described correlated results is acceptable, and it is if acceptable, base TOA propagates into suitable frame boundaries during then with measured GPS, and constitutes relevant bcch carrier sign, BSIC, FN and based on the record of the TOA of GPS.

31, signal processing method as claimed in claim 28 also comprises:

(f) determine whether described SCH demodulation is acceptable, and if not acceptable:

The related BSIC information that obtains A-bis supervisory control system (AMS) resulting possibility part/modulus frame and be used for described candidate BCCH signal;

For possible part/modulus frame, the timing alignment that described AMS is obtained is to the time based on GPS, and the part/modulus frame information that uses described candidate AMS to obtain utilizes the RFN of the association that is used for described SCH to constitute described possible complete FN;

Use selected BSIC and FN/RFN and constitute complete SCH duplicate; With described SCH duplicate and candidate BCCH signal correction, so that the TOA that improves described SCH burst measures;

Measure the relevant integration that carries out of the FCCH that described SCH is relevant and related for improved TOA.

32, signal processing method as claimed in claim 31, also comprise: determine whether described correlated results is acceptable, and it is if acceptable, base TOA propagates into suitable frame boundaries during then with measured GPS, and constitutes relevant bcch carrier sign, BSIC, FN and based on the record of the TOA of GPS.

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